Amy Madigan
Acting

Amy Madigan

September 11, 1950 (75 years old) Chicago, Illinois, USA

Biography

Amy Marie Madigan (born September 11, 1950) is an American actress. She has acted on stage and screen, and has received a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award and an Emmy Award. She has been married to actor Ed Harris since 1983. 

Madigan made her film debut in the drama Love Child (1982), for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress. For playing a woman in a difficult marriage in the drama film Twice in a Lifetime (1985), she earned a nomination for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has also acted in Love Letters (1984), Alamo Bay (1985), Nowhere to Hide (1987), Uncle Buck (1989), Field of Dreams (1989), Female Perversions (1996), Pollock (2000), and Gone Baby Gone (2007). After a lack of “meaningful roles”, she gained newfound attention for her performance in the horror film Weapons (2025).

On television, Madigan portrayed Sarah Weddington in the television film Roe vs. Wade (1989), for which she won the Golden Globe Award and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. She also took roles in the HBO series Carnivàle (2003–2005), Grey’s Anatomy (2008–2009), and Fringe (2009). On stage, she has acted in the Off-Broadway production of The Lucky Spot (1987), for which she was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play, and a 1992 Broadway production of A Streetcar Named Desire in the role of Stella Kowalski.

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Known For

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

2005 • TV

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990 • TV

Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds

2005 • TV

Fringe

Fringe

2008 • TV

Weapons

Weapons

2025 • Movie

Love Child

Love Child

1982 • Movie

Movie Credits (52)

Acting

2025

Weapons

as Gladys

1982

Love Child

as Terry Jean Moore

1987

Nowhere to Hide

as Barbara Cutter

2010

Once Fallen

as Rose

1982

The Ambush Murders

as Molly Slavin

1983

Love Letters

as Wendy

1998

A Bright Shining Lie

as Mary Jane Vann

1989

Field of Dreams

as Annie Kinsella

2011

That's What I Am

as Principal Kelner

2007

Gone Baby Gone

as Bea McCready

2010

Virginia

as Mrs. Tipton

1989

Uncle Buck

as Chanice Kobolowski

The Ploughmen

as Francie

2014

Frontera

as Olivia

1984

Places in the Heart

as Viola Kelsey

2024

Brooklyn, Minnesota

as Gail

2002

Mark Twain

as (voice)

1992

The Donner Party

as voice

1984

Streets of Fire

as McCoy

1985

The Laundromat

as Deedee Johnson

Crew

1996

Riders of the Purple Sage

Executive Producer

2010

Once Fallen

Executive Producer

TV Credits (24)

Acting

2005

Grey's Anatomy

as Katharine Wyatt

9 episodes

1990

Law & Order

as Emily Ryan

1 episodes

2005

Criminal Minds

as Jane

2 episodes

2008

Fringe

as Marilyn Dunham

3 episodes

1993

Frasier

as Maggie (voice)

1 episodes

1994

ER

as Mary Taggart

2 episodes

2014

How to Get Away with Murder

as Irene Crawley

1 episodes

2015

Grace and Frankie

as Elaine

1 episodes

1979

Hart to Hart

1 episodes

1953

The Oscars

as Self

1 episodes

2003

Carnivàle

as Iris Crowe

24 episodes

2007

Saving Grace

as Gretchen Lagardi

1 episodes

2016

Ice

as Diane Pierce

5 episodes

2020

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels

as Miss Adelaide Finnister

8 episodes

1977

CHiPs

as Jewel Burnett

1 episodes

1994

Baseball

as Various (voice)

1994

Baseball

as (voice)

5 episodes

1994

Crocodile Shoes

13 episodes

2011

Prohibition

as Reader (voice)

3 episodes

2009

The National Parks: America's Best Idea

6 episodes

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
September 11, 1950 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Popularity
2.7

Career Stats

52
Movies
24
TV Shows